The Fashion Show

64
Metascore
2009-2011
2 seasons
Bravo Cable
Reality

The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection splits 12 talented men and women into two fashion houses and each "house" must work together, not only to create a cohesive collection each week, but also to produce a live fashion show in every episode. From the set, to the music and lighting, these contestants will be pushed harder than ever before as they lay it all on the line for a chance to create the ultimate collection and to win $125,000 furnished by TRESemme Professional Hair Care. This season, Harper's Bazaar's Features and Special Projects Director, Laura Brown, joins Mizrahi and Iman as series judge.

64
Metascore
2009-2011
2 seasons
Bravo Cable
Reality

Matt's TV Week in Review

Much of the TV landscape is, and has always been, devoted to comfort-food formula. Some of us, though, live for those moments when a show breaks formula and delivers the unexpected. This week gave us some excellent examples of that in the most popular formula of the moment: the crime/police drama. Want more Matt Roush? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! First, TNT's Southland, which really doesn't qualify as a conventional police procedural, its cases often taking a back seat to the personal day-in-the-worklife dramas that unfold with gritty, muted realism. Even so, it was a jolt to witness the death of a major character (Kevin Alejandro's quietly competent Nate Moretta) unfold in the manner of a matter-of-fact nightmare...

Fri, Jan 28, 2011

Watercooler: A Nice Guy Doesn't Finish At All on The Fashion Show

Spoiler Alert! Aw, hell Cesar. The super-friendly seamster got the boot last night and for real, we're gonna miss him. Not only had he stood out as one of the nicest contestants to work his wares on any of Bravo's competitions, he was also pretty darn talented.

Wed, Jan 19, 2011

Watercooler: A Nice Guy Doesn't Finish At All on The Fashion Show

Watercooler: Fashion Show Outfits the Real Housewives and Inspires Us

OK, Bravo really needs to do a Battle of Its Network Stars. They tried something similar back in 2005 with various reality vets from Survivor, The Apprentice, et cetera, but watching last night's Fashion Show — which tasked the designers with making-under the flashy-trashy Real Housewives of New Jersey and Orange County — it became clear the network that's given us so many catfights, bitchy confessionals and borderline personalities has a treasure trove of "stars" within its own ranks to pit against one another.

Wed, Dec 15, 2010

Watercooler: Fashion Show Outfits the Real Housewives and Inspires Us

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010

The Good Wife10/9c CBS The sophomore sensation continues to surprise and delight fans, and tonight's episode, the last original of 2010, promises more of the same. Alicia races against the clock to secure a stay of execution for a death-row inmate who is scheduled to die in nine hours. It's all set in motion when Alicia receives a cryptic message from a courthouse clerk concerning the condemned man's appeal. In more personal matters, Alicia, who recently learned of Will's phone call in which he professed his love for her, but which was deleted by Eli before she heard it, asks Will if they can talk about their relationship. Sounds like a good setup for 2011.  — Tim Holland Read on for previews of Three Wise Women, Biggest Loser, Independent Lens, Explorer, Fashion Show and Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Christmas.

Tue, Dec 14, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010

Matt's TV Week in Review

This was a week dominated by the Coco Express (and the launch of Conan took some of my focus off prime time this week, so this will be a more selective roundup). Let's start there.Want more Matt Roush? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!LATE NIGHT WITH COCO: If Conan O'Brien keeps creeping earlier and earlier onto the schedule with each step of his career (from 12:30 to 11:30 and now to 11/all times ET), eventually he'll be ready for prime time. But not really. As I noted in my insta-reaction to Conan's opening night, the move to basic cable (feeding nicely into Conan's self-mocking persona) is the equivalent of going from Broadway to off-Broadway. Ergo the hipster beard. Being the underdog suits Conan, and while his explosive opening ratings quickly came down to earth, it's clear that a significant slice of the younger fan base is thrilled to see this funky and deeply silly Irish folk hero of TV comedy get back in the game...

Fri, Nov 12, 2010

The Fashion Show's Clothes Call

The Project Runway-ish competition is back tonight at 10/9c on Bravo with a Survivor-like alteration (two teams of six instead of 12 lone designers). We needled The Fashion Show hosts Iman and Isaac Mizrahi for the skinny. ...

Tue, Nov 9, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010

NCIS8/7c CBS Robert Wagner reprises his role as Tony's father. The last visit was an uneasy surprise for Tony. This visit catches the entire team off guard, because he's there at the request of Gibbs, who asked for his help on a sensitive case. — Bill Ecklund Read on for previews of No Ordinary Family, Dancing with the Stars, Frontline, The Good Wife, The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection and World Series of Poker.

Tue, Nov 9, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010

Bravo to Start Fifth Day of Programming; Ventures into Scripted Series

Bravo is breaking new ground with plans to begin a fifth day of programming and venture into scripted series — including one about a power broker who's a drag queen by night and another following male hookers. I'm Not Myself These Days comes from Sex and the City creator Darren Star and is about a married man who leads a cross-dressing double life. Room Service chronicles men who work as escorts out of a high-end hotel. Bravo's new lineup: A Top Chef spin-off, more Bethenny Frankel and more Bravo — known almost exclusively for its original unscripted programming —also gave the greenlight Wednesday to...

Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Bravo to Start Fifth Day of Programming; Ventures into Scripted Series

Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, June 18, 2009

Burn Notice9 pm/ET USA Dealing with a host of problems is nothing new for Michael. But it seems to be coming at him from all sides these days, with old foes able to track him down now that he's lost protection from those that burned him, and with the cops sniffing around him. His latest foe is a repeat customer, the arms dealer (The Shield's Jay Karnes) who blackmailed Michael's ex last season. Now he's kidnapped Nate and is forcing Michael to help him pull off a heist. If that weren't enough, Paxson is still hot on Michael's tail. Read on for previews of So You Think You Can Dance, Supernatural, Soundstage and Fashion Show.

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, June 18, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Bones8 pm/ET Fox In this series, "B & B" stands for Brennan and Booth, but after tonight, it may default to its usual abbreviation for bed-and-breakfast. That's because Brennan shocks Booth with her sudden desire to have a baby — and she wants him to be the father! Such a development could put truth to the rumor that these two will finally get to know each other in the biblical sense, but in the meantime, Booth does his best to process this momentous decision with some help from Family Guy's Stewie Griffin (voice of Seth MacFarlane). Read on for previews of Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist and Fashion Show.

Thu, May 7, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, May 7, 2009